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Cedar Mountain area, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude:
41° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~131km
GRN:
N28W59
Type:
Mineral Occurrence Area
Mindat Locality ID:
7336
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7336:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Southern Green River Basin. Rocks & Minerals 76:389

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
Description: Reported in the DK breccia pipes
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: variety chromian, sometimes gem quality
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: variety chromian, sometimes gem quality
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: found as detrital grains, sometimes of gem quality in anthills within outcrops of the Bishop Conglomerate & in Tertiary DK breccia pipes

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6

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